Media Release

Inquiry into Racial Vilification in the ACT – Extension to submission deadline

The Standing Committee on Education and Community Inclusion is currently undertaking an inquiry into racial vilification in the ACT.

In order to provide the community with more time to engage with the inquiry, the Committee decided to extend the submissions deadline. The Committee will now be accepting submissions for the inquiry until 11 March 2022.

The three members of the Committee – Mr Michael Pettersson MLA, Mr Johnathan Davis MLA and Mr Peter Cain MLA – will be available at 10am today to speak to the media outside the Members’ entrance to the Office of the Legislative Assembly, 196 London Circuit, Canberra city.

The Terms of Reference of the Inquiry are available on the Committee’s website at: https://www.parliament.act.gov.au/parliamentary-business/in-committees/committees/eci

Information about getting involved in the Inquiry through making a public submission is available at: https://www.parliament.act.gov.au/parliamentary-business/in-committees/Getting-involved

The Committee is due to report to the Assembly by September 2022.

25 January 2022

STATEMENT ENDS.

Committee Chair, Mr Michael Pettersson MLA on (02) 6205 1436